Carcinoma of the anterior commissure of the larynx: II. Proposal of a new staging system

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 391-396

  Rucci, Lucio ^a   Gammarota, Lucio ^a   Gallo, Oreste ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cancer; larynx; squamous cell carcinoma; TNM classification; tumor staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030014801     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949610500512     Document Type: Article

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